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Deborah Russell - Editor/Publisher
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Wednesday September 5, 2007
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A Publication of
Permit No. 4
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
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Sally Price Correspondent
Squawk Box Inglis Man
Arrested for
Doug Johnston
Road Rage occurring in
Possession of
Dunnellon
Reprinted from January 2006
For months we suffered
Child Porn
through road construction in
Dunnellon. As DOT ripped up
On August 29, 2007 Levy County Sheriff
US Highway 41 through that
Detective Mark Morgan arrested Milton Don
city it became a game trying to
Bishop 66 of Inglis for possession of child
find shortcuts through alleys, parking lots and
pornography and transmission of child por-
even patches of woods to get through town
nography by electronic device. Detective
without waiting in long lines of traffic held up
Morgan is a member of the Internet Crimes
by heavy equipment doing their job.
Against Children (ICAC) and is an expert ex-
Once the construction had finally finished
aminer in forensic computers.
I thought my life would be much easier. My
The investigation be-
daily trip from my home in Rainbows End to
It's a "Woody"--Dunnellon's Historic District becomes a "Hot Summer Night" on Septem-
gan in Sacramento, Cali-
my work in Inglis would no longer be a stress-
ber 8th when the Historic Shops present their Fourth Annual Antique and Classic Car Show
fornia involving a ring of
ful journey through Dunnellon. Was I ever
from 5 - 9 pm. See story on page 5.
people that were involved
wrong!
Police Ticket Writing Revenue
in uploading, download-
The planners did a good job mapping out
ing, and distributing child
the changes in the road through Dunnellon
pornography on the
except for one detail. The two lanes heading
Causes Flap at Inglis Budget Meeting
internet. The National
north out of Dunnellon quickly merge into
Center for Missing & Ex-
one lane just past the light in front of Wal
Tempers flare at Inglis
Chief Bible immediately stated, "I
Milton Bishop ploited Children for-
Mart. I can't begin to relate how many times I
budget workshop
would like to stop you, because you cannot,"
warded a cyber tip to law
have seen some driver come barreling past a
but before he completed his statement, Com-
At the close of an August 29 Inglis
enforcement, which resulted in several search
line of cars passing through that red light then
Town Commission Budget Workshop, Com-
missioner Bill Lake directed a comment to
warrants in the United States.
cut abruptly in front of someone to get back
Commissioner Smith, "You know, you've got
missioner Roy Smith brought up the Police
At 7:30 a.m. the Levy County Sheriff's Of-
into the left lane. On more than one occasion
to be careful with this; you're mandating
Department. Pretty soon, tempers flared and
fice Cyber Unit Task Force executed a search
I have seen tempers flare and fist shaking and
an argument ensued between Commissioner
fines!" Smith responded, "That's alright." Lake
warrant at 20033 S.E. 111 Terrance Inglis,
foul words coming out of vehicle windows.
snapped, "It's not fine! It's not legal." The
Smith and Police Chief Tim Bible.
Florida. During the search of the defendant's
As far as I know, no one has been shot yet.
commissioners stated talking over each other.
After Thurs., Sept. 13, 9:30 a.m. was
single wide mobile home, electronic equip-
I experienced this rage first hand shortly
determined as the final Budget Workshop prior
Smith exclaimed, "It is legal!" Lake attempted
ment, including computers, scanners, laptops
after the construction was completed. I was
to respond, but Town Clerk Sally McCranie
to the first Budget Hearing
and digital camera and cellular phones, were
driving along minding my own business when
on Thurs., Sept. 20, 7:00
explained that she had called it to the auditor's
confiscated.
a white SUV shot past me right at the light
p.m., Smith stated, "I'm go-
attention that the town had brought in about
The investigation is ongoing and Detec-
then tucked in front of me. My heart was
ing to bring something up
$45,000 in fines, but had budgeted only
tive Morgan will apply for a search warrant to
Continued on page 3 - Squawk Box
about the police that stuck
$10,000. McCranie quoted the auditor as say-
examine the defendant's computer forensi-
in my craw. Going back to
ing, "You can budget anything that you want
cally. Bishop was charged with Possession
Adopt A Pet
revenues, $10,000 Fines
to, on a line item, but what you're doing is, if
of Child Pornography and Transmission of
and Forfeitures was based
you budget $45,000 in that line item, then
Pornography by Electronic Device.
see page 2
you're saying to your police officers, 'Okay,
on old history. It was
Roy Smith
based on history back
we're budgeting this. This is what we're ex-
Pigskin Predictors
pecting you to get out there and bring in, so
when the previous chief (Mitchell Billups) was
Returns Sept.12
you've got to feel comfortable in whatever
there, and it was probably the bare minimum
that we ever made. He barely made that, most
you do.'"
Are You Ready
Smith explained that he would like
years, maybe a little bit over. We have now
proven that we can do far better than that,
to increase the amount to $35,000, half the
For Some
and I would like to make that a mandatory
revenue the police brought in last year. Bible
responded, "You can't tell a police officer how
type of requirement that we do make and that
Football?
Continued on page 4 - Budget Flap
we do put in."